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Laurie Robbins, Esq. Interviews Retired Social Security Administrative Law Judge Charles Stark: Attorney Laurie Robbins of Atlanta, Georgia interviews Judge Charles Stark regarding his insights concerning the Social Security Disability claims process, problems and changes within the system, the benefits of retaining a Georgia Social Security Disability lawyer, and advice to those attorneys as they navigate…

ByJeff RobinetteofRobinette Legal Group, PLLCon Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The Morgantown, WV personal injury attorneys at The Robinette Legal Group, PLLC are pleased to support the Thanksgiving Meal of the Fairmont Union Mission. The Union Rescue Mission in Fairmont, WV served 45,014 meals in 2013, and 783 of those meals were served on Thanksgiving Day….

West Virginia coal miners are among the hardest working professionals in America. Despite strong MSHA regulations, coal mining continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. – A49year old Maidsvillecoal miner suffered afatal injuryon Monday nightwhen he was operating a roofbolting machine and was struck by a rockat…

Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas Export FacilityProject Approved Dominion Energy approved the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orderfor theCove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. This order includes 79 safety and environmental regulations, and on September 30,2014 Dominion Energy accepted all the commission’s safety provisions. Dominion Energy’s plan is to convert a former import…

Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and mopeds in West Virginia may now have lights that are underneath the body and turned on while the motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped is being operated at night to reduce the chance of a motorcycle wreck on our WV roads and highways. Delegate John Overington reported that his HB 2477, to allow…

Take Care on our West Virginia Highways this Labor Day Weekend In 2013, nine people died on our West Virginia highways during the Labor Day weekend. Though extra enforcement has driven down the statistics of alcohol related deaths on our nation’s highways, the Labor Day weekend brings the highest number ofdrunk driving accidents, motorcycle wrecks,and…

An Aurora woman was killed in ahead-on collisionon Veterans Memorial Highway in Terra Alta on Thursday, August 14, 2014. State Police say the thirty-fouryear old woman was driving west on Route 7 in a curve east of Delano’s Furniture and west of Hopemont Hospital at about 2:30 p.m. Her vehicle was struck head-on by a…

In May 2014, Ford Motor Company issued a recall for the 2011-2013 Ford Explorers for a defect in the power steering system. The affected vehicles may experience an intermittent connection in the electric power steering gear, which can cause a loss of the motor position sensor signal resulting in a shut-down of the power steering…

Six people were injured in an accident in West Virginia that happened at approximately 7:45 a.m. on July 21. The three-vehicle crash occurred on Route 39 according to a representative for Military Affairs and Public Safety. The incident began when a driver lost control of his car at the road’s Peters Creek intersection and hit…

Car Accidents are a common cause of serious head injuries which may result in Traumatic Brain Injury. An auto collision could happen to anyone. Recently, just outside of Morgantown, WV, a car accident occurred on W.Va. 7 when the driver attempted to round the Wagon Wheel curve near Greer Limestone. The vehicle left the roadway,…